Best consistently engaged award winning movies from 1974

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1 Chinatown (1974)

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.

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1974-06-20 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway

Rating

rating icon 7.915
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #25 for
    hardboiled style
  2. Ranked #51 for
    neo-noir
  3. Ranked #69 for
    femme fatale

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2 Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

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1974-11-22 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall

Rating

rating icon 7.152
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #31 for
    like Knives Out
  2. Ranked #71 for
    bludgeoned to death
  3. Ranked #79 for
    prissy

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3 The Godfather Part II (1974)

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

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1974-12-20 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Al Pacino, Robert Duvall

Rating

rating icon 8.578
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #31 for
    like Scarface
  2. Ranked #37 for
    foster father
  3. Ranked #50 for
    deservedly won awards

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4 The Conversation (1974)

Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple is in danger.

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1974-04-07 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Gene Hackman, John Cazale

Rating

rating icon 7.526
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #136 for
    critically acclaimed
  2. Ranked #154 for
    mysterious
  3. Ranked #178 for
    tour de force

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5 Lenny (1974)

The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.

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1974-11-10 | Drama

Cast

Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine

Rating

rating icon 7.262
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #21 for
    critically acclaimed
  2. Ranked #38 for
    bawdy
  3. Ranked #50 for
    razzle-dazzle

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6 The Towering Inferno (1974)

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

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1974-12-14 | Action / Drama

Cast

Steve McQueen, Paul Newman

Rating

rating icon 7.017
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #54 for
    matte shot
  2. Ranked #62 for
    Disaster Movie
  3. Ranked #91 for
    critically acclaimed

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7 The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

The film follows Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.

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1974-11-01 | Drama / History

Cast

Bruno S., Walter Ladengast

Rating

rating icon 7.373
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #20 for
    freak show
  2. Ranked #44 for
    tour de force
  3. Ranked #90 for
    carny ride

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8 Between Wars (1974)

This film traces the career of Dr Edward Trenbow (Corin Redgrave), who becomes a well-respected Sydney psychiatrist. In the 1920s, he takes up residence at Callan Park Asylum. The film touches on issues of psychoanalysis and physical treatments, such as fever treatment.

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1974-11-15 | Drama / History

Cast

Corin Redgrave, Judy Morris

Rating

rating icon 0.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #211 for
    Period Drama
  2. Ranked #334 for
    like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
  3. Ranked #371 for
    history buff

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9 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.

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1974-12-09 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson

Rating

rating icon 6.955
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #27 for
    afterschool special
  2. Ranked #58 for
    potty-mouthed
  3. Ranked #83 for
    flattering light

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10 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.

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1974-06-05 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem

Rating

rating icon 7.716
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #77 for
    gastronomic
  2. Ranked #81 for
    grease monkey
  3. Ranked #108 for
    eschatological

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